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I am the King of the Castle is a bronze sculpture on the High Street in West Bromwich. Made in 1990 by Laura Ford. Now close to New Street and St Michael Street.
Public Art - I am the King of the Castle
Designer: Laura Ford
Location: High Street, between New Street and St Michael Street. Near the pelican crossing.
It depicts a Lion King on top of a castle, which is on top of an elephant. It was unveiled originally on the 30th January 1990 by the then leader of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Councillor C. R. Davis. It was moved from an entrance of the Kings Square Shopping Centre in 2012 for repairs and restoration to this location in 2014 near St Michael Street and New Street.
I am the King of the Castle sculpture in West Bromwich (May 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown
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